No matter how much you exercise, or how well you eat, health is not guaranteed. A recent bout with food poisoning has brought that fact front and center. The main thing I was thinking was, well at least it happened the evening before my rest day. My goal is to work out six days a week, an hour a day, with Sundays off for good behavior. Now I have about as much energy as a pancake. Will I be able to do the hour of biking I had planned for this evening? Or will I have to rest and recover? No one is perfect. It's making good choices most of the time that counts. In the end, I will just have to listen to my body and make an educated decision about when to resume training.
The down time has allowed me to read a good book, Michael Pollan's "Food Rules," which tells us to eat in moderation and mostly plants. Moderation? That's my biggest nutrition bugaboo.
The downtime has also helped me reconnect with my sweet wife, who is bringing me tea, warm Jell-O and homemade chicken noodle soup. The caring and connection will help me get better sooner.
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